Re: local KDE programs

[Gordon Sadler <gbsadler1@lcisp.com>]

On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 05:19:18AM +0300, Eray Ozkural (exa) wrote:
> Hi Ivan and all,
> 
> Where should we be installing local programs in? I install KDE
> programs with --prefix=/usr/local and they don't seem to work
> correctly unless I install them under /usr. They will not be
> able to access their data files and so forth. How can I install
> my local programs under /usr/local and have them work without
> such problems?
> 
> The problem so far occured at least with kbiff and ksetiwatch.
> They insist on being installed directly in /usr which leaves
> a lot of cruft.
> 
Try something like:
KDEDIR=/usr:/usr/local
prefix=/usr/local

or better build/install kde yourself to /usr/local/kde2.x, then just 
KDEDIR=/usr/local/kde2.x
 
and all of you other kde programs will work fine.
-- 
Gordon Sadler